The Charles Dickens Collection (Repack)

"It was his particular genius to represent, to bring together, more aspects of the national character than any other writer of his century." Peter Ackroyd

Across the years BBC Television has consistently looked to the works of Charles Dickens for intelligent, colourful, accessible and popular drama. Dickens' novels are ideal for television adaptation, his writing has a great theatrical and visual quality; his stories (written as episodes with their own cliff-hangers) are full of humour, drama and emotion and his characters are three-dimensional and exude personality.

The adaptations in this set feature some of the nation's greatest actors including Michael Hordern, Maggie Smith, Bob Hoskins, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Eric Porter, Miriam Margolyes, John Le Mesurier, John Mills, Cherie Lunghi, Ian McKellen, Charlotte Rampling, Paul Scofield and many more.

The series were all broadcast to great critical and popular acclaim and have since taken their place as a valued part of our television heritage.

Titles included:
THE PICKWICK PAPERS
OLIVER TWIST
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT
DAVID COPPERFIELD Including Special Features: The Making of David Copperfield
An Additional 30 minutes (in 5.1) of the original music composed by Rob Lane. Compiled and digitally edited by David Maurice
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
OUR MUTUAL FRIEND Including Special Featres: Dickens: The Final Chapter. An Addition 30 minutes (in 5.1) of the Original Music composted by Adrian Johnston. Compiled and digitally edited by David Maurice.

This 12-disc set also features English Subtitles.